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"I Saw A Sliver Of Jesus' Heart"
[Nathanial] I was administering a standardized writing exam for a fifth grader who did not speak English as his primary language at home. He had a question that asked him whether he would like to learn to play the guitar or the drums. He chose the guitar. The exam then asked this student to write two reasons why he chose this instrument. The student responded in this way:
1) I would learn to play the guitar so that I could teach other littler kids to play the guitar.
2) And I would learn to play the guitar because my mom wants me to show her how to play chords on the guitar.
Watching this student write this response was deeply humbling. I wanted to scream at him, [sarcastically], "Try and be a little more selfless!!!" Absolutely no part of his response is for his own personal gain. His motivations were purely for the eventual benefit of OTHER PEOPLE! That day, I caught a little glimpse of the heart of Jesus Christ (: Shalom.
"I have community with others and I shall continue to have it only through Jesus Christ. The more genuine and the deeper our community becomes, the more will everything else between us recede, the more clearly and purely will Jesus Christ and his work become the one and only thing that is vital between us. We have one another only through Christ, but through Christ we have one another, wholly, and for all eternity."
